SAMARA, Russia- - Uruguay burnished their World Cup credentials with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Russia on Monday, finishing top of Group A with a perfect record while dampening the hopes of the tournament hosts, who had to settle for second.
DETROIT--Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking home run in the top of the ninth, and the visiting Oakland Athletics rallied from a late three-run deficit to defeat the slumping Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Monday afternoon.
LE CASTELLET, France- - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton steered clear of chaos on the opening lap to win the first French Grand Prix in a decade on Sunday and retake the overall lead from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia- - Harry Kane struck a hat-trick as England's young and free-flowing team banished the ghost of past failures with a record 6-1 thrashing of feeble Panama on Sunday that eased them into the last 16.
ST PETERSBURG- - Late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win of the World Cup in thrilling fashion against Costa Rica in St. Petersburg on Friday and sent the Central Americans crashing out of the tournament.
